1 Samuel 14:42

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ויאמר וַיֹּאמֶר

and he is saying

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

אמר

ʼâmar

Definition

to say (used with great latitude)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H559

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 155

1. (not used) to stand prominently upwards, to project upwards, hence to be elevated. 2. to say, to speak, to command; to press out sounds from within.

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to say, speak

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 58

1. to say (dico). Differs from דבר (to speak) in that אָמַר is almost uniformly followed by the words spoken (Lev. 1:2; Gen. 44:16). 2. to think. (Speaking and thinking).

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 59

To command (Est 1:17, 1 Chr 21:17); to praise (Ps 40:11). Niph.: to be said, to be called holy (Is 4:3). Hiph.: to declare solemnly, to promise (Deut 26:17, 18). Hithpa.: to boast one's self (Ps 94:4), or to exercise dominion.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0559:

No stats available

שאול שָׁאוּל

Sheol

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שאול

Shâʼûwl

Definition

Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites

Root

passive participle of H7592 (שאל); asked;

Exhaustive

passive participle of שאל; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites; Saul, Shaul.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7586

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שָׁאוּל

noun proper masculine • Root שאל • Strongs / High • Page 1366

Proper name masculine, meaning 'asked' (from God). Refers to the first king of Israel, an appellation of the place שֶׁבַע, and a patronymic.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σαουλ '' --- γυναικὶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7586:

σαουλ 355× (88.5%)

'' 29× (6.4%)

--- 9× (2.3%)

γυναικὶ 2× (0.4%)

הפילו הַפִּ֕ילוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נפל

nâphal

Definition

to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative); be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for פלל), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be ([idiom] hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, [idiom] surely, throw down.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5307

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָפַל

verb • Root נפל • Strongs / High • Page 979

I. (not used) intr. to be large, tall, thick, strong, powerful, of the body.

נָפַל

verb • Root נפל • Strongs / High • Page 980

To fall, sink down, lie prostrate. Can refer to people, objects (buildings, mountains), lightning, etc. Metaphorically: to perish in war or by famine; to befall or happen to someone; to fail (a promise); to be cast (a lot); to prostrate oneself in worship or submission; to encamp; to defect to an enemy.

נָפַל

verb • Root נפל • Strongs / High • Page 981

To fall, lie, be prostrate, perish; to be allotted; to cast lots; to make the countenance fall, look gloomy; to let a promise fall, i.e., not to fulfil it; generally to let fall, to desist from.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נֵפֶל

noun masculine • Root נפל • Page 450

Verbal from נָפַל; an untimely birth, an abortion (Job 3:16, Ps. 58:9, Ecc. 6:3). Comp. Arabic abortus.

נָפַל

verb • Page 449

1. to fall (spoken of a house, city, or in war); to fall sick (Ex. 21: 18). 2. to descend as a revelation; to fall on one (sleep or terror); to fall away; to be cast as a lot; to fall to anyone in a division; to be inferior to; to be vain or fruitless; to fall out (turn out); to fall/sink in despondency; to fall into ruin. 3. (voluntary) to fall on the neck (embrace); to prostrate one's self; to fall on a sword; to fall upon (attack). Refs: Gen. 15: 12; 33: 4; Num. 34: 2; Job 1: 15; Ps. 78: 64.

נָפַל

verb • Page 450

To surprise (Josh. 11:7); to leap down, alight (Gen. 24:64, 2 K. 5:21); to encamp, spoken of a host (Judg. 7:12); to dwell (Gen. 25:18); also to be accepted (Jer. 37:20, 42:2). Hiphil (הִפִּיל): to let fall (Num. 35:23); to throw down (Deut. 25:2, Dan. 11:12); to fell, as trees (2 K. 3:19, 25); to cast, as the lot (Ps. 22:19); to distribute (Josh. 13:6, Ezek. 45:1); to cause to be unfulfilled (1 Sam. 3:19); to present a prayer (Jer. 38:26, Dan. 9:18); to let the countenance fall, to look gloomy (Jer. 3:12); to bring forth (Is. 26:19); to leave off, to cease (Judg. 2:19). Hithpael: to throw one's self down (Deut. 9:18, 25); to fall on any one (Gen. 43:18).

Verb Hiphil imperative second person masculine plural

LXX: ἔπεσεν πεσοῦνται πεσεῖται ἔπεσαν ἔπεσον

LXX Usage Statistics

H5307:

ἔπεσεν 49× (10.4%)

πεσοῦνται 46× (10.2%)

πεσεῖται 30× (6.6%)

ἔπεσαν 23× (4.9%)

ἔπεσον 13× (2.7%)

'' 13× (2.6%)

ἐμπεσεῖται 11× (2.5%)

ἐπέπεσεν 11× (2.5%)

--- 9× (2.1%)

πέσῃ 6× (1.4%)

ביני בֵּינִ֕י

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בין

bêyn

Definition

between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or

Root

(sometimes in the plural masculine or feminine); properly, the constructive form of an otherwise unused noun from H995 (בין); a distinction; but used only as a preposition,

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H996

ני

Definition

me, personal pronoun - verb/prep. suffix: 1st person common singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 1st person singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9030

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בִּין

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 228

Aramaic form of the Hebrew verb meaning to understand or perceive.

בִּין

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 236

See בּוּן Hif. II.

בִּין

noun • Lemma_Lookup • Page 236

As a noun, see בִּינָה.

בֵּין

preposition • Lemma_Lookup • Page 236

Aramaic preposition, the same as the Hebrew equivalent: between.

בֵּין

preposition • Root בינת • Lemma_Lookup • Page 239

Between; abridged from בַּיִנַת.

בַּיִן

noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 236

Division, separation, and therefore concrete interval (space between two things); commonly used as a preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'.

הִלְבִּין

verb • Root לבן • Lemma_Lookup • Page 766

To show whiteness, to be white, of snow. Figuratively: to cleanse, to purify, to absolve from sin.

יָבִין

noun proper • Root בין • Lemma_Lookup • Page 571

intelligent; a proper name of Phenician kings of northern Palestine.

מֵבִין

masculine noun • Root בין • Lemma_Lookup • Page 803

Instructing (only in plural מְבִינִים in K'tib).

שְׁבִיבִין

aram. m. pl. (aramaic) • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1373

the same (flame/spark).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בִּין

verb • Root , , בין , , • Page 94

1. to see, perceive, observe (Prov. 7:7, Dan. 10:1). 2. to see into, to understand (Is. 6:9, Dan. 12:8). 3. to know (Ps. 139:2). 4. to have understanding, to be wise or intelligent (Ps. 49:21). Also found in Niph. (intelligent, Gen. 41:33), Pil. (to observe, take care of, Deut. 32:10), and Hiph. (to explain, Dan. 8:16; to teach, instruct, Neh. 8:9; to make wise, Job 32:8; to perceive/attend, Dan. 8:5; to know, Job 28:23).

בֵּין

strictly a subst. / used as a prep. • Page 95

Intermediate space, interval, midst; hence dual בֵּינַיִם (1 Sam. 17:4, 23) a middle-man, umpire, champion. Used as a preposition meaning 'between' (Ex. 11:7, Gen. 26:28, Neh. 5:18, Prov. 26:13).

בֵּין

preposition • Page 95

Between, as in Hebrew.

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal first person both singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0996:

No stats available

ובין וּבֵין

and between

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

בין

bêyn

Definition

between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or

Root

(sometimes in the plural masculine or feminine); properly, the constructive form of an otherwise unused noun from H995 (בין); a distinction; but used only as a preposition,

Exhaustive

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H996

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בִּין

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 228

Aramaic form of the Hebrew verb meaning to understand or perceive.

בִּין

verb • Lemma_Lookup • Page 236

See בּוּן Hif. II.

בִּין

noun • Lemma_Lookup • Page 236

As a noun, see בִּינָה.

בֵּין

preposition • Lemma_Lookup • Page 236

Aramaic preposition, the same as the Hebrew equivalent: between.

בֵּין

preposition • Root בינת • Lemma_Lookup • Page 239

Between; abridged from בַּיִנַת.

בַּיִן

noun masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 236

Division, separation, and therefore concrete interval (space between two things); commonly used as a preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'.

הִלְבִּין

verb • Root לבן • Lemma_Lookup • Page 766

To show whiteness, to be white, of snow. Figuratively: to cleanse, to purify, to absolve from sin.

יָבִין

noun proper • Root בין • Lemma_Lookup • Page 571

intelligent; a proper name of Phenician kings of northern Palestine.

מֵבִין

masculine noun • Root בין • Lemma_Lookup • Page 803

Instructing (only in plural מְבִינִים in K'tib).

שְׁבִיבִין

aram. m. pl. (aramaic) • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1373

the same (flame/spark).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בִּין

verb • Root , , בין , , • Page 94

1. to see, perceive, observe (Prov. 7:7, Dan. 10:1). 2. to see into, to understand (Is. 6:9, Dan. 12:8). 3. to know (Ps. 139:2). 4. to have understanding, to be wise or intelligent (Ps. 49:21). Also found in Niph. (intelligent, Gen. 41:33), Pil. (to observe, take care of, Deut. 32:10), and Hiph. (to explain, Dan. 8:16; to teach, instruct, Neh. 8:9; to make wise, Job 32:8; to perceive/attend, Dan. 8:5; to know, Job 28:23).

בֵּין

strictly a subst. / used as a prep. • Page 95

Intermediate space, interval, midst; hence dual בֵּינַיִם (1 Sam. 17:4, 23) a middle-man, umpire, champion. Used as a preposition meaning 'between' (Ex. 11:7, Gen. 26:28, Neh. 5:18, Prov. 26:13).

בֵּין

preposition • Page 95

Between, as in Hebrew.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0996:

No stats available

יונתן יוֹנָתָן

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יונתן

Yôwnâthân

Definition

Jonathan, the name of ten Israelites

Root

a form of H3083 (יהונתן);

Exhaustive

a form of יהונתן; Jonathan, the name of ten Israelites; Jonathan.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3129

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יוֹנָתָן

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 598

A proper name, for which also occurs יְהוֹנָתָן.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιωναθαν σήμερον

LXX Usage Statistics

H3129:

ιωναθαν 39× (95.3%)

σήμερον 2× (4.7%)

בני בְּני

sons/my son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בן

bên

Definition

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Root

from H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

from בנה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1121

י

Definition

my, personal posessive - noun suffix: 1st person common singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 1st person singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9020

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בֵּן

masc. noun • Root בין • Strongs / High • Page 253

1. A child, begotten, born, often without distinction of sex (frequently pluralized as children). 2. Specifically, a son, a male child (opposite daughter). 3. Used metaphorically to denote personal characteristics (virtuous or vicious personality, heir of virtue/vice) or objects (e.g., young animals, plants, or inanimate objects). 4. A grandson; also used as boy, youth, prince, heir to the throne.

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal first person both singular

LXX: υἱοὶ υἱὸσ υἱῶν υἱοῦ υἱοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1121a:

υἱοὶ 1075× (22.0%)

υἱὸσ 753× (16.8%)

υἱῶν 607× (12.2%)

υἱοῦ 368× (8.1%)

υἱοῖσ 329× (6.1%)

υἱοὺσ 292× (5.7%)

υἱὸν 213× (4.6%)

--- 116× (2.6%)

υἱὲ 96× (2.2%)

'' 84× (1.6%)

וילכד וַיִּלָּכֵד

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

לכד

lâkad

Definition

to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere; [idiom] at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3920

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לָכַד

verb • Root לכד • Strongs / High • Page 786

Properly, to bind, knot, or intertwine together (like a net). Hence: 1. To draw together, to take, to seize. 2. Generally to seize, to lay hold of, as a capture, e.g. to take warriors captive, to storm a city.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לָכַד

verb • Root לכד • Page 346

1. to take, catch (in a net or pit). 2. to take prisoner in war (Num. 21:32). 3. to take or break into a city (Josh. 8:12). 4. to choose out by lot (Josh. 7:14). Includes Niph. pass. and Hithpa. to hold together (Job 41:17).

conjunctive, Verb Niphal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: προκατελάβετο ἔλαβεν κατακληροῦται κατελάβετο ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3920:

προκατελάβετο 9× (6.9%)

ἔλαβεν 8× (6.4%)

κατακληροῦται 5× (3.9%)

κατελάβετο 5× (3.7%)

'' 4× (3.0%)

κατελάβοντο 4× (3.0%)

συνελήμφθη 4× (3.4%)

ἔλαβον 3× (2.5%)

ἁλώσεται 3× (2.5%)

δείξῃ 3× (2.6%)

יונתן יוֹנָתָן׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יונתן

Yôwnâthân

Definition

Jonathan, the name of ten Israelites

Root

a form of H3083 (יהונתן);

Exhaustive

a form of יהונתן; Jonathan, the name of ten Israelites; Jonathan.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3129

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יוֹנָתָן

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 598

A proper name, for which also occurs יְהוֹנָתָן.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ιωναθαν σήμερον

LXX Usage Statistics

H3129:

ιωναθαν 39× (95.3%)

σήμερον 2× (4.7%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Saul will say, Cast between me and between Jonathan my son. And Jonathan will be taken.

LITV Translation:
And Saul said, Cast between me and my son Jonathan. And Jonathan was taken.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Saul said, Cast lots between me and my son Jonathan: whomsoever the Lord shall cause to be taken by lot, let him die: and the people said to Saul, This thing is not to be done: and Saul prevailed against the people, and they cast lots between him and Jonathan his son, and Jonathan is taken by lot.